Rui Maria de Araújo
Prime minister of East Timor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prime minister of East Timor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rui Maria de Araújo (born 21 May 1964) is an East Timorese politician who served as its prime minister from 2015 to 2017. He is a physician and member of Fretilin.
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Rui Maria de Araújo | |
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| 7th Prime Minister of East Timor | |
| In office 16 February 2015 – 15 September 2017 | |
| President | Taur Matan Ruak Francisco Guterres |
| Preceded by | Xanana Gusmão |
| Succeeded by | Mari Alkatiri |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 15 September 2017 – 22 June 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Mari Alkatiri |
| In office 20 September 2001 – 8 August 2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 May 1964 Mape, Portuguese Timor |
| Political party | Fretilin |
| Spouse | Teresa António Madeira Soares |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Udayana University University of Otago Satya Wacana Christian University Sultan Agung Islamic University |
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He was Minister of Health from 2001 to 2006 and Deputy Prime Minister from 2006 to 2007.
Araújo was inaugurated as Prime Minister of East Timor on 16 February 2015.[1] He was replaced in 2017 by Mari Alkatiri.
Araújo was born in the village of Mape, Cova Lima, on 21 May 1964. He is married to Teresa António Madeira Soares and is the father of two children.[2]
Araújo received his medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine, Sultan Agung Islamic University in Semarang, Indonesia. He did training in otolaryngology (ear nose throat speciality and head and neck surgery) at the Medical Faculty of Udayana University in Bali, Indonesia. He has a Masters in Public Health from his studies at Otago University in New Zealand.[3] He had also studied English literature at Satya Wacana Christian University in Salatiga, Indonesia for one year before shifting to medicine.[4]
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